Marie Kondo has become quite the household name over the last year with her first book, "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up." I was totally into the soothing visualization exercises and suggestions in that book, although I have to admit, I found it a little repetitive and unrealistic at times. Still, when I saw another book on display at the bookstore in her signature blue watercolory style, I got excited. I couldn't wait to see what she'd come up with now!
I don't know how many times I've heard my dad utter the phrase "You've gotta be smart to be lazy," and I'm sure it took me awhile to catch onto what he meant as a kid. Basically, if you want to get something done, but you want to be lazy about it, you need to come up with a clever solution. Automate something, delegate to someone else, or just make the process less complicated.
This is key when you're thinking about your storage systems.
It can be hard to justify spending money on organizing when it feels like something you should be able to do on your own. We've talked about how it can take some help to get started, but with a little push in the right direction, inertia will work in your favor. That got me thinking about all the ways I've seen this investment repay itself for my clients. Sure, maybe it'll help you focus on your work and lead to a raise someday, or it might get your business generating more cashflow. But those are long-term results, and hard to appreciate today. Just for fun, let's take a look at a few immediate real-life examples of how I've helped clients save money while we worked together!
My favorite organizational illustrations from Instagram user @InstaChaaz.
"I've always been the messy one in my family. My parents hassled me about my messy room when I was a kid, and my coworkers tease me about my desk now. If I've always been disorganized, is there any hope for me?"
I often hear people talk about organizational ability as if it's something they were born with and are destined to live with, like their hair color or their height. "I'm just a messy person," or "I'm not the kind of person that [does laundry every week/keeps a calendar/etc]" or "That's just not how my brain works."
